As we have reported over the last few weeks, the film that was internationally raved about by both critics and audiences, “Let The Right One In” is being adapted into a North American remake (being titled “Let Me In”) being helmed by “Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves.
There seems to be a mixed reaction in the webshpere over this news due to the fact that the original is so beloved by those that have seen it.
Today the first concept posters for the film has made their way online which could possibly give us a glimpse into what visual style Reeves may have in mind for the film. (Via: /Film)
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I think american film industry Love love loves remakes… I mean: quarantine, tale of two sisters, the grudge etc… why can’t they just do like everyone else and just put subtitles on the movies, it’s not that bad ^^ Its all bout the money I guess
I once read that Eli is actually a boy. is this not a love story? It seems kinda weird, (mind you i’m not prejiduce, i’m just saying) that they would have a kind of love story, about a 12 year old boy, who meets what looks to be a girl, but is really a boy.
Heh…I’m usually against the whole ‘americanization’ of foreign films/tv shows, but after seeing the original, now I’m just curious. I’d like to see how this turns out.
They will “Twilight” this up and Eli will just be a girl in this one so the romance won’t seem at all weird for American audiences. I’d be surprised if they even killed kids in the remake. We americans need our movies delivered neatly and in a pretty wrapping. Heroes never get killed off like in European and Asian cinema and taboo relationships/sex are never explored. Oldboy ended up impossible to remake because of this.
Oh come on! Why?! God damn it! The original is so good and the only reason they’re re-making this is because some stupid americans don’t want to watch the original because it’s in sweedish
Anyone else think it’s odd that they’re mentioning Matt Reeves by name on the poster? As in “From the Director of Cloverfield, Matt Reeves” instead of just “From the Director of Cloverfield”? Is this because everyone thinks JJ directed Cloverfield?
Its very common for then to associate a director with his work on a poster.
“From the director of…” and mentioning the name isnt odd.
And I dont know anyone who thinks JJ directed Cloverfield. He produced it.
Of course, we all know that JJ Abrahms produced Cloverfield, but I think that your average person probably thinks JJ directed it.
Actually, most people probably do think that J.J. Abrams directed Cloverfield, I’d bet money on it.
I do not mind most American remakes of foreign films. When popular, the Original gets better known and gets more fans. Plus you could end up with a real good movie like ‘The Departed’.
But then again, there is the ‘Seven Samurai’ modernized remake Weinstein is trying to make.
isn’t Magnificent Seven a remake of Seven Samurai, albeit in western flavor.
It is and if memory serves me right ‘Magnificent Seven’ was the original Japanese title. Also a good example of what a remake should be.
But the proposed modernized one is going to use the name Seven Samurai to try and sell it to the fans of the classic. Hard to explain why I dread this one. It’s just better to Google it and read the synopsis yourself.
I’m totally psyched for this remake, although there is a ton of potential for it to suck. One thing that bothered me about the original is the bad english dubbing. I tried watching it with subtitles but that was even worse. Not that it ruined the movie for me. I think the story was fantastic and should be seen by a larger audience, so bring on the Amercian version with a bigger budget. I was impressed enough by Cloverfield that I think Matt Reeves could really pull off something great here. I hope he doesn’t blow it.
I just threw up a little bit.
I like the original, but I also think that there is the potential for improvements. For example: If they integrate more of Eli’s past into the remake, then I am totally in.
Has anyone read the novel? Eli’s past is really fascinating. In the first movie there is only a small hint, that Eli is in fact a boy. Just integrate more of this storyline into the movie and I am really looking forward to this one.
Agree wholeheartedly, awesome book and would love to see more of Eli’s past integrated into the movie. They could include the flashbacks to when he was changed, and also they could show the back story of the old man he lives with and the disturbing depth of that relationship.
Meh…they’re alright…
Matt Keith says:
July 15, 2009 at 11:11 am
…..but its not like it affects the original in ANYWAY.
Well, it will push it aside in favor of the americanized version, which is a shame, seeing how the original film is so damn good in such a straightforward way.
Hollywood always has to “Americanize” (translation:ruin) successful foreign films. As much as I liked “The Grudge”, “Jun On”, the original version was better, as was “The Eye” and a whole bunch of others. I guess this could be good, but American versions of foreign films are almost always inferior.
“Hollywood always has to “Americanize”…”
CoughGodzillaCough.
…..but its not like it affects the original in ANYWAY.
True it doesn’t affect the original, but Hollywood needs to realize some things are better left alone. But then again we are talking about the same people who think Viewmaster and Asteroids are good movie material.
I read somewhere that these posters were fake, but didn’t look farther to see if this claim was substantiated. I can be lazy like that sometimes.
As far as being termed a “remake”, though the movie last year I am sure spurned this movie to being made… from what I understand it is to be a new adaptation of the book and not an actual remake of the movie.
I freaking loved the movie and thought it was near perfection and quite beautiful. Since I saw the movie I had the opportunity to read the book, and they left out a whole lot that was in the book.
I welcome a new adaptation of the book and seeing how it compares to both the already released movie and the book itself.
And if I remember reading correctly, “Let Me In” is the literal translation from the books original title. If it was remake of the movie, would they not still call it “Let the Right One In”?
“Let The Right One In” is actually a direct translation of the original book title.
Your right, the original title was translated to “Let the Right One In”; however, before it was published the publishers asked him for a shorter title which he provided and it translated to “Let Me In”. It was not until the movie was released last year that the originally planned title was used for the book in the publication that was released to coincide with the movie.
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For those all up in arms about this movie being made, here is part of an interview with the author of the book the both this movie and last years Let the Right One In is based on:
The Northlander: And I’ve also got to ask you, Matt Reeves is shooting the American version of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. How do you feel about that, or Hollywood remakes in general? Especially since this is such a personal story.
JAL: Yeah well, it’s hard for me to… Tomas’ film is the definitive film, it is, I can’t imagine how anything would be better. BUT, that said, I was very happy when I heard it would be Matt Reeves when I knew there would be a Hollywood production, I thought it was cool that it was him. It had nothing to do with this, but I watched Cloverfield a year ago and thought it was really good. Or, I thought it was a worn out theme that was done in a completely new way, a cool way. So I liked it. And he’s also emailed me and expressed how much he likes the actual story and could identify with it and that he really would treat it with respect and he looks forward to doing this, it’s not something they’ve just tossed at him. ’You’re gonna make this movie, Matt! Chop-chop!’. He really wants to make this film. I think that’s a really cool place to start.
The Northlander: So he’s read the book and everything?
JAL: He’s read the book, and he very much likes the book, and I also like very much that from what I hear he’s writing the screenplay himself. It’s really a re-adaptation.
The Northlander: Good.
JAL: He will make a new film based on the book, and not remake the Swedish film. So I think it’s more exciting than anything.
(Check link in post above this for full interview.)
Well, I guess that’s good.
The most unnecessary remake EVER. This is going to be not even close the original which is what? Like barley a year old.
No, this isn’t nearly as unnecessarily as the District B13 remake they’ve greenlit. I’m not kidding; a District B13 remake, already. It’s not going to be nearly as good, either. I mean, I will be really shocked if they find a better choreographer/stuntman than Belle.
I like that last poster.
shocking. why are they doing this, the stunning original is barely a year old
Why?
America always remakes shit from other countries if it had ANY sort of success
The Ring, The grudge, theres a million examples. Now we see that some other foreign movie had success so well remake it
And no, they dont care how good or how long ago the original was. I refuse to watch this only because Let The Right One In was so beautiful.
Yeah, well, it was also kinda gross. And I’m not talking about heads being ripped off and such, either.
That crotch shot scared the crap outta me…